1869
TEXAS AFFIDAVIT REGARDING STRAY HORSE. Hays County, Texas Nov 20,
1869 , 12" x 7 3/8" W. O. Hutchinson signs document as
appointee to describe and assign value; Hutchinson moved to Texas in 1859,
moved to San Marcos and practiced law. He was a Lt. Col in the 32nd Texas
and fought at Mansfield and Pleasant Hill. Some minor age toning of paper,
overall VG+. (W.777); $285.

1890
JOHNSON COUNTY, TERRITORY OF WYOMING BOND. 14" x 8 1/2", Jan.
6th 1890, bond for William Madden charged with " inflicting grievous
bodily harm on the person of Belle Harris". Signed by Madden and E. C.
Bartlett who guarantees the bond. Deserving of more research, as
Johnson County during this period was the scene of violent conflict over land
use . Historian Richard Maxwell Brown refers to the events in Wyoming as part of
a wider "Western Civil War of Incorporation." Fine
condition. (W.778); $225.

GEORGE & JAMES PEARCE. HANGED BY JUDGE
PARKER. Imprinted document signed, (Fort Smith, Ark.) 14" x 8 1/2,
Jan 19, 1895. Expense voucher signed by U.S. Deputy Marshall C. J. Lamb for
capturing the Pearce Boys. "The Murder was committed near Wagoneer...Pursued
and Captures at Tahlequah". The Pearce were tried in Hanging Judge Parker's
court and hung April 30, 1896 being among the last of Parker's hangings.
Original fold lines, Fine cond. (W.770); $295.pending

1885 FORT SMITH U. S. MARSHAL RECEIPT.
3" x 8 1/2", Office of U.S. Marshal, Western District of Arkansas,
Fort Smith. Receipt from John Currell, U.S. Marshal for expenses for
"feeding US prisoner. Small spindle holes t/ l and t/r corners, small
amount of chipping along left edge,
overall very good. (W.774); $100.

William Frazier arrived in Portland in 1865, where he lived for the
rest of his life. At first he followed any occupation that presented
itself, including working as a logger and a farm hand. He strove to attend
to his neglected schooling and for one winter attended Portland Academy.
In the spring of 1869 he bought an interest in a butcher shop in Portland,
but after a year or more began to take contracts for the piles on the
lower docks of the Willamette. In 1875 he formed a partnership with James
Powell and with a portion of his earnings from the docks, he invested in a
livery stable which he conducted for three years and then sold. His next
enterprise was with Lewis A. Goddard, under the firm name of Goddard &
Frazier, the two conducting a large stable on Morrison and Second streets.
In 1883 a three-story barn was built, 100x100, on Fifth and Taylor
streets, there they conducted business until Mr. Goddard retired in 1897.
He then found a new partner in Ellis McClean. In addition to the renting
of horses and vehicles, he did a large business in buying and selling
stock.It was estimated that "Bill" Frazier bought more than
200,000 horses. During the Spanish-American War, Frazier was commissioned
by the U.S. government as horse buyer, and he bought all the horses that
were shipped for service in the Philippines, and many of those used in the
Cuban campaign. Besides those, Frazier bought mules by the ship-load for
the batteries. During the Boer War (1899-1902), Frazier was commissioned
by the British government to buy and select horseflesh. In supplying
animals for the two wars, Frazier made a large amount of money. During
1896, Frazier was nominated on the Republican ticket for Sheriff of
Multnomah County, and served three terms from July 1896 to July 1902 . He
died in 1913,in a street car accident.

JOHN WESLEY HARDIN.The Life John Wesley Hardin, from the Original Manuscript as Written By
Himself .Hardin, John Wesley, Illustrated by Onderdonk,
R. J. Seguin, Texas: Smith & Moore, 1896 Original Wraps. Good/No Jacket.
Wraps somewhat lightly printed, some foxing, small (1/8") hole back cover,
internally G, complete no torn pages, age toning. This
true first edition, first issue in original stiff wrap covers measures 7 1/4 x 5
inches, 144 pages with the frontis photo entitled John Wesley Hardin.
Autobiography of one of the most famous Texas outlaws and killers. Son of a
preacher-lawyer who became one of the most notorious outlaws of his day. The
manuscript of Hardin's biography was found in a trunk and a lawsuit over the
ownership of the trunk ensued. Hardin's son won control and the book was
published in 1896. Hardin's daughters objected and the book was withdrawn from
circulation a few days after publication and stored in a San Antonio, Texas
warehouse. The warehouse burned and destroyed the entire edition except for 400
copies sold surreptitiously to a local
bookseller. These were later sold off a few at a time. The edition has now
become rare as cited in John H. Jenkins' Basic Texas Books. Illustrations
throughout, back cover is an illustration entitled " The Arrest At
Pensacola". Hardin was eventually arrested, went to prison, became somewhat
of a model prisoner and eventually was paroled and became a lawyer. This is
listed item in Basic Texas Books by John H. Jenkins item #84, listed Adams
SixGuns 919, Adams 150, item 166, Agatha, page 84, Graff item 1780, Howes H-188,
Rader item 1773. Considered quite scarce. (W. 405); $350.